Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2005 BMW X3

The contact owns a 2005 BMW X3. While driving on loose gravel at approximately 50 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the driver's side window shattered. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the left hand, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.

My wife has a 2005 BMW X3 with an airbag warning indicator light illuminated on the dash. The problem/symptom is that there is a little red light in the instrument cluster that looks like an airbag is deployed along with a yellow light above your head that says "passenger airbag off". So in the event of an accident the passenger airbag would not deploy. There is a sensor under the passenger seat that is basically there so that if a person that does not weigh a certain amount, like a child for example, is sitting there the bag will not deploy because it has been known to cause problems for smaller individuals. However, since the sensor becomes defective, the system defaults to airbag off mode and therefore you never have an airbag regardless of who is in the passenger seat. The dealer told me they could do nothing for us because the VIN number did not match the recall, but Bmwusa is the one that indicated that there is an extended warranty specifically for this problem with the airbag light and that it would be covered regardless of the VIN matching the recall. Riverside BMW has refused to help us with this matter but stated that if BMW of north America authorized the fix, they would repair the seat sensor mat. Can you please help us resolve this issue with BMW. Thank you, mark sullivan.

To whom it may concern; I am a canadian citizen, however this complaint involves a vehicle originally purchased in the USA. I bought a 2005 BMW X3, which is exhibiting the issue exactly as described in NHTSA campaign number: 08v384000, as follows. . . . Read more...

Safety restraint air bag passenger side safety light intermittent signal remains on, when a passenger is seated in seat weighing over 40 pounds. Driver dash board indicates the safety restraint air bag is not on when passenger over 40 pound is seated in passenger seat. The safety airbag light indicates the passenger air bag will not deploy.